A.M. Roundup: Cuomo did confidential settlement

Good morning! The rain should blow away and a crisper mass of air will settle over the Capitol. Gov. Andrew Cuomo will appear this morning in the Red Room to make an announcement, and the regional task force charged with implementing a new health exchange for the state will meet. Here are this morning’s headlines…

In a letter made public Tuesday, Gob. Andrew Cuomo’s top budget aide said state agencies should assume zero growth in funding for next year’s budget. (TU)

An environmental group has mounted a court challenge to the Cuomo administration’s response to a request for records under the Freedom of Information Law, contending the administration produced a “shockingly small volume” of paper. (TU)

A copy of the Emancipation Proclamation featuring Abraham Lincoln’s handwriting will tour the state. (TU)